Five feet two and 85 pounds. No, it’s not Kate Moss. Or Nicole Ritchie’s numbers. That’s what my first Michigan driver’s license read when I began driving at age 16. That was eight inches, 70 pounds and over 40 years…
We knew that New Hampshire would be all over the news leading up to the presidential primaries, but nobody could have predicted that a significant, worldwide story would focus on Leeland Eisenberg, a Somersworth man holding hostages - and claiming…
We all expect a cola drink to be dark brown. So beverage industry experts were not surprised when an international cola company ultimately removed the clear “Crystal” version of its cola from store shelves. If you call it cola, it…
There are likely a large number of potential changes or feature additions that you could add to your company’s Web site. In fact, since the number of projects you could undertake may seem overwhelming, the challenge is not brainstorming new…
The presidential campaign train has long since left New Hampshire and is racing toward Super Tuesday on Feb. 5, minus several of the hopefuls who had been visiting New Hampshire and Iowa often in the past several months, confident they…
New Hampshire voters went to the polls on Jan. 8 to vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries. In an atmosphere electric with media scrutiny, out-of-state volunteers and national attention, a record number of voters (120,000 more than four years…
Shorty’s Mexican Roadhouse founder Rick Loeffler has been owner or part-owner of several New Hampshire restaurants over the past 30 years, including the former Daffodils in Bedford and the former Heaven and Rancho Loco in Manchester. He opened seven Shorty’s…
Many business executives want to keep their employees happy, but there are few ways to do it that doesn’t cost them money. Well, here’s one: the Earned Income Tax Credit. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the government’s largest…
Cap interest rates on “payday” and title loans at 36 percent - no-brainer, right? That’s what House Bill 267 wants to do. On the surface, this seems like a great idea, but like everything in life, it’s not as simple…
Effective Jan. 1, New Hampshire began implementing a new definition of employee, which dramatically changes the criteria upon which a worker may be deemed an independent contractor in New Hampshire. Employers must satisfy both the state and federal definitions to…
